2 Jan

We would like to wish all of our members and supporters a Happy New Year and the best of luck for what we hope will be a successful 2012.

The AGM takes place on Saturday 21st January in the Clubhouse - we would appeal to all members to attend and also extend a special welcome to new members who may be interested in developing football in the area.

Glen Young has been appointed Senior Manager for 2012. Glen has had a distinguished career with St Marys and Sligo and more recently had a successful stint as Manager of Glencar/Manorhamilton winning three county Senior titles. We welcome Glen to the club and wish him the best of luck in his new role. 

The Club asks all members to support 'The PITCH' a Drama which is a fund raiser in aid of the North West Hospice. It takes place in Castle Dargan Hotel, Ballygawley on Saturday 14 January at 8pm. The drama was writtem by Academy Award winning Shane Connaughton and stars Seamus O’Rourke, former Co. Leitrim footballer and RTÉ All-Ireland winner of Best Actor 2010. Philly lived and played for his team, the jersey, the parish, his friends - the very pitch his enemies are now trying to take from him to turn into a housing estate ... ‘Excellent.’ Liam Lenihan, Chairman, Limerick GAA ‘Anyone who ever had the pride of playing for a jersey should make it their duty to see The Pitch.’ Fiona Heavey, Leitrim Observer ‘Best night in town in years, outside the county final win obviously!’ Liam Reilly, PRO, Kingscourt Stars Coming ny tickets €10. Tickets are on sale in local outlets and will be on sale after Masses next weekend - January 7th and 8th. Any queries please Niall Kearns 086 8599792, Eugene Carroll 087 2216477 or Andy Kearns 087 9128590. 

The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Aine Brennan, Sooey and Maureen Kelly, Dromahair who died recently.

9 Jan

We would like to wish all of our members and supporters a Happy New Year and the best of luck for what we hope will be a successful 2012.

There will be a Bord Ná Nóg meeting this Friday 13th at 8.30PM in the Clubhouse - all members are asked to attend.

The AGM takes place on Saturday 21st January in the Clubhouse - we would appeal to all members to attend and also extend a special welcome to new members who may be interested in developing football in the area.

Glen Young has been appointed Senior Manager for 2012. Glen has had a distinguished career with St Marys and Sligo and more recently had a successful stint as Manager of Glencar/Manorhamilton winning three county Senior titles. We welcome Glen to the club and wish him the best of luck in his new role. 

The Club asks all members to support 'The PITCH' a Drama which is a fund raiser in aid of the North West Hospice. It takes place this Saturday 14th January in Castle Dargan Hotely at 8pm. Tickets are on sale in local outlets or from Niall Kearns 086 8599792, Eugene Carroll 087 2216477 or Andy Kearns 087 9128590 - they will also be on sale at the door on the night.

The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Aine Brennan, Sooey, Maureen Kelly, Dromahair and Patricia McCormack, Annaghgowan, Riverstown who died recently.

16 Jan

The Club's AGM takes place next Saturday 21st January in the Clubhouse at 6.00PM Sharp - we would appeal to all members to attend and also extend a special welcome to new members who may be interested in developing football in the area.

The Bord Ná Nóg AGM will take place on the following Friday night 27th January in the Clubhouse at 8.30PM - again we would appeal to all who want to get involved in underage or Ladies football to attend.

Bord Ná Nóg will be hosting a table Quiz on Saturday night 28th January in Des McDonagh's pub in Heapstown at 9.00PM - get your team ready!

We are now in the process of putting in place underage Managers/Coaches positions for 2012 for all grades from U8's to Minor - if you are interested please contact any club member - we want to finalise all positions on the night of the AGM 27th January.

AGM Secretary’s Report

Senior Football

Under a new management team consisting of Glen Mc Dermott, John Lyons and James Conlon, competitive action got underway on 12th February with the Kiernan Cup, in which we won 1 game and lost 2, thereby failing to progress to the knockout stages for the first time in a number of years. 2011 saw our return to Division 1 of the Senior League, which commenced on 5th March. Our campaign was hugely hampered by injuries and emigration from the outset. Despite this, it was heartening that we retained our place in Division 1 with a record of 11 games played, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 5, to end up in eight place. We also participated in the Leo Kenny Cup and reached the quarter-final by defeating Dromahair but were subsequently beaten by Tourlestrane in the quarter-final. In the Championship, we were drawn in an extremely difficult group under a new format, with Eastern Harps, Coolera / Strandhill, Molaise Gaels, Ballymote and Easkey. We lost our first 4 games in the group and drew our last game with Easkey to once again find ourselves in the relegation process. In a tense encounter in Ballymote we emerged with a 2 point win over Tubbercurry to preserve our Senior Championship status. 

In many ways, 2011 was a mixed bag for the senior squad. As I've said, injuries and emigration were unfortunate elements during the year and these factors prompted the progression of a number of Minors to Senior football and it's fair to say that these young players were not found wanting despite the big step up. Nevertheless, given the retention of our Division 1 and Senior Championship status we remain in a great position to kick on and hopefully realise the undoubted potential within this squad in 2012. Our sincere thanks to Glen, John and James for their huge commitment and professional approach with the senior squad in 2011.

Junior Football

2011 marked a significant milestone for the juniors with promotion to Division 3 being achieved. The League campaign got underway on 9th April with a walkover against Owenmore Gaels. Our record was; played 11, won 7, drew 2 and lost 2 to end up joint second on 16 points. We subsequently beat Drumcliffe / Rosses Point in an exciting playoff game at Oxfield to gain promotion to Division 3. In the Championship, which commenced on 17th July, we turned in equally impressive performances in beating Easkey in home and away legs to qualify for the semi-finals, in which we comprehensively beat St. Farnans. Our good form deserted us however in the final, which was played under lights at Sligo IT against neighbours, Geevagh. We never really played to our potential in this game and lost out by one point in heartbreaking circumstances. Nevertheless, the junior panel and team management can look back with some satisfaction on 2011, which saw real progress. Well done to all of the squad for their efforts over what was a long year and a special word of thanks to the team management of Vivion Boyd, Eugene Carroll and Shane Quigley and also Vincent Henry and Hilary Lyons. As has been repeatedly said before, the fortunes of the senior team are closely linked to those of the juniors and the Club faces a big challenge in 2012 as we field teams in Divisions 1 and 3 of the Senior League. 

Under 20's

Mark Tuohy, Derrick Davey and Joe Quinn again took charge of the under 20's in 2011. This year we were entered in the 'A' Championship and hopes were high for a good run for this promising squad. Following a walk-over against Coolera/Strandhill on 9th October, we comprehensively beat St. Mary's in the next game. Our final group game was at home to St. John's, a must win game in which we never played to our full potential and ended up losing by three points. The disappointment at this result was underlined by the fact that St. John's subsequently went on to win the title. Once again, many thanks to the management team of Mark, Derrick and Joe and as I said last year, it's very encouraging to see senior players taking on such roles within the Club. 

Bord Na nÓg

After a solid League campaign, the Minors reached the Division 1 League final on 21st July and despite losing the final by 5 points to St. Mary's, this was a game that could have gone either way in what was a thrilling exhibition of football played in a great spirit throughout by both teams. We had somewhat more mixed fortunes in the Championship, which got underway on 4th August. Our record was that we played 5 games, winning 2 and losing 3, thereby failing to progress to the knockout stages. 

Despite operating with a limited panel, the U16's put in a very good performance in Division 3 of the League, winning six of their seven games to top the League. They then defeated second placed Drumcliffe / Rosses Point in the League Final on 16th May. Our fortunes in the Championship were not quite so good, losing two and winning one of our three group games. This saw us enter the Shield competition, in which we comprehensively defeated Bunninadden in the semi-final before going down to Drumcliffe / Rosses Point in the final on a scoreline that didn't do justice to our efforts on the day. 

The U14's reached the semi-final of Section 1 of the Division 1 League, where they were beaten by Tourlestrane. They defeated St. Michaels in the first round of the Championship before going under to Calry / St. Joseph's in the quarter-final. They then faced St. Michaels again in the quarter-final of the Shield competition. This time however St. Michaels narrowly had the upper hand in a high scoring game. The U14's also took part in a blitz in Roscommon, in which they won 2 games and lost 1. 

Once again we were fortunate to be in a position to field two U12 teams in 2011. Our Section 1A team had an indifferent League campaign, losing 6 games and winning 1. Our Division 2B team had a great run however, winning 5 of their 7 games to end up in joint second place in their League. We went on to contest the 'B' Shield semi-final where we were beaten by Coolaney / Mulinabreena and to win the 'C' Shield Final by beating Eastern Harps. A lot of input was necessary at this grade given the number of players involved so well done to all concerned for their work with both squads during the year.

In the U13 Feile Shield competition we had a very successful run, winning all six of our League games to advance to the semi-final, where we comprehensively defeated Coolaney / Mulinabreena. St. Pat's were our opponents in the final but were outclassed by a talented Gaels team who now look forward to the possibility of representing Sligo at the National Feile in Laois later on this year. 

Our thanks also to those involved with the U8's and U10's who continued to run well attended Saturday morning training as well as organising our participation in a series of blitzes around the county during the season. Unfortunately we were unable to host the Dominic Quinn Cup this year due to an inexplicable decision by Coiste na nOg. Hopefully in 2012 we will be able to find a suitable format for this Cup, which has been an eagerly anticipated part of our Club's calendar for many years now. 

Our U12, U14, U16 girls & Senior Ladies teams had mixed fortunes in 2011 and a lot of work continues with these grades in sometimes difficult circumstances and we hope for a brighter 2012 for Ladies football within the Club. 

The under-age awards were held in the Folk Park on 5th March and again proved to be most enjoyable and well attended event and provides due recognition to our young Club members. Thanks to all involved in organising this event and to the Folk Park for making their facilities available. The awards on the night went to: 

U10 Boys - Dylan Mc Dermott

U10 Girls - Rachel Boyd

U12 'The Shamrocks' team - (Boys) Steven Willis 

U12 'The Gaels' team - - (Boys) Andy Flynn

U12 Girls - Eilis O'Connor

U14 Boys - Ryan Mc Kenna

U14 Girls - Aisling Boyd

U16 Boys - Gavin Mc Morrow

U16 Girls - Ciara Mc Cann

Minor - Shane Barry

Overall Player of The Year - Shane Barry

The 2010 Minor B Championship winners and the 2010 U14 C Blitz winners were also presented with their medals on the night by Frank Quinn.

We held a very successful registration night on 12th February and I would like to thank our new Club Registrar, Paul Brennan in helping out on the day as well as helping to assemble a club database of player members. 

The VHI Cul Camp was held at Shamrock Gaels Park from 25th - 29th July and thanks to everybody who helped out over the week.

Elsewhere, congratulations to the Riverstown U13 Rounders team, who won gold at the Connacht Community Games finals in July.

Congratulations also to Coola, who won the Connacht VEC Senior 'C' Championship in April.

Well done also to Ardkeerin N.S., Riverstown N.S. and Knockmina, who reached the finals of Cumann na mBunscoil but were all in hard luck on the day.

Other

Congratulations to Gus Chapman on his appointment to the National hurling referees' panel for 2012.

Congratulations also to Declan Loughnane on his appointment as manager of the Sligo Senior hurlers. 

We had the Club Dinner Dance on 19th March, at which the Vincent Boyd Senior Player of the Year award went to James Lyons. Ruth Tighe was awarded the Davina Duncan Memorial Cup for Ladies Player of the Year whilst the Club Person of The Year award went to Cormac Kearns. The 2010 U20 'B' Championship medals were presented to the panel by County Board Chairman, Cyril Feehily. Our special guest on the night was Sligo Senior manager, Kevin Walsh, who made presentations to Frank Quinn, Mark Tuohy and Joe Quinn who were members of the victorious Sligo All-Ireland Junior panel. 

The annual Golf Classic was again held in Castle Dargan on 21st May and once again this was a very successful and enjoyable event. Thanks to FBD, main sponsors and all of the other sponsors and all of the teams who participated as well as Eugene Carroll and the organising committee. First prize went to Eoin Carroll, Conor Mc Keon, Mark Kelly and Donal Carroll. Thanks again this year to Castle Dargan for assisting by way of reduced green fees. 

I wish to thank Sligo Folk Park for the continued use of their magnificent facilities for various Club events during the year. I also wish to thank Riverstown Park Committee for the use of its facilities in 2011. 

As we do every year, a very sincere word of thanks to John Joe, Margaret and Katie Mc Goldrick for the way in which they continue to maintain our clubhouse, which is a credit to them. We were presented with the 2010 Sligo Club Grounds of the Year in February and this is a testament to the way in which our grounds and clubhouse are maintained. 

In April we organised a very successful scrap metal and used clothing collection in conjunction with Arrow Harps. A lot of hard work went into this venture and many thanks to everybody involved. It's fair to say that this venture galvanized a lot of Club members and as we face into what is bound to be another challenging year financially, I would strongly appeal to all Club members to row in behind the Club as we continue to build on the progress of the past number of years. I wish to sincerely thank all of our sponsors and all others who contributed in any way to the Club during the year

Again, I wish to sincerely thank Mrs. Quinn and the Quinn family for their preparation of Club kit across all grades. This is a job that may sometimes appear to be taken for granted but it is sincerely appreciated by the Club. 

On 12th November we held another in a series of special Club Forum meetings in Sligo Folk Park, which was exclusively devoted to the development of coaching policies and general footballing matters across all grades from under-age to Mens & Ladies adult football. A number of good ideas and policies arose from this particular forum and I hope that the year ahead will see us implement some or all of these. 

Our annual Club Mass for deceased Club members was celebrated in Gleann on 25th November. During the year we lost a number of friends of the Club, however I want to particularly remember our Club patrons, Fr. Francis Quinn and Mattie Quigley and also Mrs. Anne Henry, Joe O'Grady and John Mulvaney, who all passed away during the year. Ar dheis De go raibh a n-ainmneacha. 

In conclusion, I wish to thank all of my fellow members of the Executive for their work during the year and look forward to what will hopefully be a great year for the Gaels.

23 Jan

The Bord Ná Nóg AGM takes place this Friday night 27th January in the Clubhouse at 8.30PM - we would appeal to all who want to get involved in underage or Ladies football to attend.

Bord Ná Nóg will be hosting a table Quiz on Saturday night 28th January in Des McDonagh's pub in Heapstown at 9.00PM - we would appreciate your support as all funds raised goes towards underage and ladies football.

We are currently putting in place underage Managers/Coaches positions for 2012 for all grades from U8's to Minor - if you are interested please contact any club member - we want to finalise all positions on the night of the AGM 27th January

30 Jan

Thanks to all who supported the Bord Ná Nog table quiz last Saturday night in McDonaghs, Heapstown. It was a most enjoyable night - thanks to MC Enda O'Connell and all who helped organise the night and to the McDonagh family for hosting the event.

The next Club meeting will be held this Friday night 3rd February at 9.00PM in the Clubhouse.

At the Bord Ná Nog AGM last Friday night, John Cawley was elected Chairman for the coming year, while Michelle McMorrow and Donal Tuohy were elected joint Secretaries while Noel Benson and Enda O'Connell remain on as Joint treasurers. We wish all of them well for the coming year. A full list of officers for the Senior Board will be published next week.

The Secretary's report from the AGM is currently available on the website.

6 Feb

The underage registration will be held this Saturday 11th from 2-4PM in the Clubhouse – registration is €15 per player up to a maximum of €35 per family – Senior players' annual membership is now being collected - please pay to Paul Brennan or Joe Quinn.

The Club will be celebrating 40 Years at the annual Dinner Dance on Sunday 18th March in Castle Dargan – tickets will be available shortly from any committee member.

The club will be holding a race night in McDermott’s Castlebaldwin on Saturday 25th February – please support.

Congratulations to Paul Brennan who has been appointed Senior captain and to Joe Quinn on being appointed Senior vice-captain for the year.

Congratulations to Aoife Mc Dermott, who was a member of UL ladies basketball team who won the Womens' Super League Cup Final last Friday. 

The winners of the monthly draw were Teresa Quigley, Derrick Davey and Jimmy Scanlon

Applications are currently being invited for coaching jobs at the Cul camps - see County Board website for full details.

The next club meeting will be on Friday 2nd March.

13 Feb

The final underage registration session will be held this Saturday evening from 8.30PM to 9.30PM in Riverstown Hall – registration is €15 per player up to a maximum of €35 per family – Senior players' annual membership is now being collected - please pay to Paul Brennan or Joe Quinn.

The Club will be celebrating 40 Years at the annual Dinner Dance on Sunday 18th March in Castle Dargan – tickets will be available this week from any committee member.

The club will be holding a race night in McDermott’s Castlebaldwin on Saturday 25th February – please support.

Applications are currently being invited for coaching jobs at the Cul camps - see County Board website for full details.

The 2012 underage awards will be held on Saturday 3rd March in the Folk Park at 8.30PM.

The seniors first game of the season is at home next Saturday at 4.00pm against St Marys in the Kiernan Cup - please come out and support.

The dates for the commencement of underage competitions have been announced - the Minors start on Sunday March 5th, U16's on Sunday March 19th, U14's on Friday April 16th and U12's on Tuesday May 7th.

The next club meeting will be on Friday 2nd March.

20 Feb

The Senior team drew at home with St Marys in the opening group 3 game of the Kiernan Cup played last Saturday in difficult weather conditions. The Gaels got of to a great start with a point from a free from Joe Quinn and a point from play from Brian Boyd, however St Marys soon got to grips with the game and dominated the following twenty minutes scoring a goal and three points to go into a four point lead mid-way through the first half. The Gaels responded well and finished the half stronger scoring three unanswered points to trail by a point at half time.

The second half was only moments under way when a lapse in the Gaels defence let Marys in for a goal to go four points up. This was to be St Marys last score as the Gaels took control and dominated for the rest of the game - with the defence in particular snuffing out the Marys attacks however the Gaels struggled in the final third with a number of wides which on another day would have gone over, nevertheless the Gaels did claw their way back with subsitute Eoin McDermott getting the equlaising point on twenty five minutes.

The final score was: 0-9 to 2-3. The team was: Mark Tuohy, Colin Harte, James Lyons, Shane Barry, John Craig, Paul Brennan, Keith McMorrow, Liam O'Connell (0-2), Paul Higgins (0-1), Brian Boyd (0-2), Enda Tuohy, Derrick Davey, Joe Quinn (0-3), David Quinn, Johnny Quinn. Subs: Niall Craig for C Harte, Eoin O'Connell for E Tuohy, Eoin McDermott (0-1) for D Quinn.

The Gaels are away to St Farnans next Saturday 25th at 4.00PM in the second round.

The Club would like to wish Vincent Boyd the best of luck as he heads off to Australia this week - hopefully we will see him back in the Maroon and White in the not too distant future.

The club will be holding a race night in McDermott’s Castlebaldwin next Saturday 25th February – please support - can all people with cards return them on or before Wednesday.

The Club will be celebrating 40 Years at the annual Dinner Dance on Sunday 18th March in Castle Dargan – tickets are now available from any committee member.

The 2011 underage awards will be held on Saturday 3rd March in the Folk Park at 8.30PM.

The dates for the commencement of underage competitions have been announced - the Minors start on Sunday March 5th, U16's on Sunday March 19th, U14's on Friday April 16th and U12's on Tuesday May 7th.

The next club meeting will be on Friday 2nd March.

27 Feb

The 2011 underage awards will be held this Saturday night 3rd March in Riverstown Hall at 8.30PM. Medals will be presented to the U12 Team, U13 Feile and U16 League winners along with player of the year awards and overall player of the year.

The Senior team lost 0-10 to 0-08 to St Farnans in the second round of the Kiernan Cup last Saturday. The team was: Nigel Hargadon, Padraig Cassidy, Liam O’Connell, Shane Barry, Niall Brennan, Paul Brennan, Keith McMorrow, Enda Tuohy, Paul Higgins (0-1), Brian Boyd, Mark Tuohy (0-2), Derek Davey (0-1), Joe Quinn (0-3), David Quinn (0-1), Ciaran O’Connor. Subs: John Craig for E Tuohy (inj), Johnny Quinn for C O’Connor, Eoin McDermott for D Quinn, Eoin O’Connell for M Tuohy.

The Seniors are away to Easkey next Sunday 4th at 2.00PM in the final group game.

The Gaels 2nd team started their 2012 season with an away loss to St. John's in the first round of the Abbott Cup on Sunday afternoon. Despite being nine points down at one stage, they staged a spirited second half revival and might have got something out of the game with a bit more composure in front of goals. Shamrock Gaels 0-12, St. John's 2-10. The team was: Nigel Hargadon, Padraig Cassidy, Diarmuid Jinks, James Conlon, Eoin O'Connell, Niall Brennan, Noel Jinks, Eoin Mc Dermott (0-1), Peter Henry (0-2), Brian Boyd (0-1), Keith Candon (0-2), Donal Carroll (0-3), Sean O'Connell, Enda Foley (0-3), Andrew Nealon. Subs; David Quinn for E. Foley, Shane Barry for D. Carroll, E. Foley for D. Quinn (inj), D. Carroll for A. Nealon. 

The 2nd team face Owenmore Gaels in the second round next Saturday at 3pm in Connolly Park.

Thanks to all who supported the race night last weekend in McDermott’s, Castlebaldwin – it was a very successful and enjoyable night – thanks to Mark Tuohy for his work in organising the event and to all who helped on the night. Thanks also to Glen McDermott for the use of the premises and also for providing food on the night.

The Club will be celebrating 40 Years at the annual Dinner Dance on Sunday 18th March in Castle Dargan – tickets are now available from any committee member.

The next full club meeting will be this Friday 2nd March at 9.00PM – Bord Na Nog will also meet this Friday at 8.00PM – before the senior meeting.

5 March

The 2011 underage awards were held last Saturday and congratulations to all the winners: U10 - Jane Benson and Daragh Kelly, U12 - Louise Merrick, James Carroll and Jack Healy, U13 - Mark Collery, U14 - Laura Johnson and Paul Higgins, U16 - Aine O'Connell and John Óg Conlon and Minor - Declan Willis - Congrats to John Óg Conlon who won the Leo & Phil Kearns memorial Cup for overall Player of the Year. The club wish to thank the Kearns Family for thier continued sponsorship of this event. The U12 Shield, U13 Feile Shield and U16 C League winners were presented with their medals by Senior Captain, Paul Brennan.

The Second team lost to Owenmore Gaels in the second round of the Abbott Cup at the weekend on a scoreline of 1-7 to 1-13. The team was: Nigel Hargadon, Conor Mc Donagh, Diarmuid Jinks, Gearoid McTiernan, Niall Brennan, Niall Craig, Eoin McDermott (0-1), Adrian McCann (0-2), Brian Boyd, Keith Candon (0-3), Peter Henry, Donal Carroll, Brian McDermott (0-1), Andrew Nealon. Subs: Padraig Cassidy for D Jinks, Ricky Johnston for N Hargadon, Shane Barry (1-0 penalty) for A Nealon, James Conlon for G Mc Tiernan, John Craig for C Mc Donagh. 

The Senior team rounded of their Kiernan Cup campaign with a good 1-15 to 0-4 win over Easkey last Sunday. The team was: Mark Tuohy, John Craig, James Lyons, Shane Barry, Niall Craig, Paul Brennan, Niall Brennan, Paul Higgins, Liam O'Connell, Brian Boyd (1-2), Joe Quinn (0-7), Derrick Davey, Keith McMorrow, Paddy O'Grady (0-4), Johnny Quinn (0-1). Subs; Eoin McDermott for L O'Connell, Ciaran O'Connor (0-1) for J Quinn, Peter Henry for B Boyd, Padraig Cassidy for N Craig.

The Seniors start their league campaign next Saturday 10th March with an away game against St Johns at 5.00PM - please come out and support.

The winners of the monthly draw were: Sean McKeon, Seamus Cawley and Enda Tuohy.

The Club is looking to fill the Senior Ladies Manager position - anyone interested in the Managers position or helping out with the team should contact Bord Na Nog Chairman John Cawley or Secretary Michelle McMorrow. 

The club will be hosting an Award 1 coaching course next weekend in Coola - anyone interested should contact Mark Tuohy - you must already have the Foundation level before you can do this course.

A reminder to all adult players - all registration to due to be paid before 31st March.

The Club will be celebrating 40 Years at the annual Dinner Dance on Sunday 18th March in Castle Dargan – tickets are now available from any committee member. As part of the celebrations we will be honouring former Club Chairmen and the founding committee along with presenting the Hall of Fame award to Sligo great - Frank White.

The club wish to express sympathy to the family and relatives of Mrs Smith, Boyle, Mrs Henry, Rhue, Tubbercurry and Mrs Mc Auley, Geevagh who died recently.

12 Mar

The Club will be celebrating 40 Years at the annual Dinner Dance this Sunday 18th March in Castle Dargan – tickets are available from any committee member. As part of the celebrations we will be honouring former Club Chairmen and the founding committee along with presenting the Hall of Fame award to Sligo great - Frank White.

The Seniors got the League campaign off to a great start with a hard fought one point win over St. John's at Cuilbeg on Saturday evening. This was an evenly contested encounter throughout and the Gaels showed great battling qualities to dig out the win on a scoreline of 1-9 to 1-8.The team was: Mark Tuohy, Padraig Cassidy, Paul Brennan, Shane Barry, John Craig, Derrick Davey (0-1), Niall Brennan, Eoin Mc Dermott, Paul Higgins, Brian Boyd (0-1), Joe Quinn (1-4), Keith Mc Morrow, Ciaran O'Connor, Enda Tuohy, Paddy O'Grady (0-2). Subs; Frank Quinn (0-1) for E Mc Dermott, E Mc Dermott for P O'Grady, Peter Henry for B Boyd, Kevin Barry for E Tuohy.

The Seniors are at home on St Patricks day at 12.00 Noon to Geevagh – the second team have no game this weekend.

There was a few typos in last weeks notes – the full list of underage Player of the year were :- U10 - Jane Benson and Daragh Kelly, U12 - Louise Merrick, James Carroll and Jack Healy, U13 - Mark Collery, U14 - Laura Johnson and Paul Higgins, U16 - Aine O'Connell and John Óg Conlon and Minor - Declan Willis.  John Óg Conlon who the overall Player of the Year.

The Club is looking to fill the Senior Ladies Manager position - anyone interested in the Managers position or helping out with the team should contact Bord Na Nog Chairman John Cawley or Secretary Michelle McMorrow.

A reminder to all adult players - all registration to due to be paid before 31st March.

19 Mar

No Notes

26 Mar

The Minor team had a great 3-16 to 1-8 win over Tourlestrane last week in the first round of the Minor League – they face St Marys at home in the second round this Tuesday.

The U16 team get the season started this Friday 30th with a home game against Owenmore Gaels at 6.30PM.

The Senior team are away to Curry this Sunday 1st April at 2.00PM while the second team are due to play Coolera/Strandhill this weekend – details of time and day elsewhere.

Well done to the Sligo U21 team and Gaels player Liam O’Connell on a great win at the weekend against Leitrim.

A number of club members completed the Level 1 Coaching Course at the weekend – well done to qualified coaches Michelle McMorrow, Enda O’Connell, Eoin O’Connell, Gearoid O’Connor, Michael Brennan, John Cawley, Noel Benson, Donal Tuohy, David Quinn and Cormac Kearns.

Well done to U10 player, Ryan Sheridan who along with Aaaron Dorey competed in TG4 ‘Feis and Blood’ at the weekend – narrowly missing out on going through to the next round.

The club wish to express sympathy with Dympna Hamilton, Sooey on the death of her sister Noreen Devlin, Tyrone.

2 Apr

The Saturday morning coaching has started again and continues each Saturday morning from 11AM to 12AM. Coaching is for boys and girls from U6 to U10 – if you have not registered – don’t worry you can register at any session.

The next Club meeting is Friday week 13th April at 9.00PM.

The annual Golf Classic takes place on Sunday 6th May at Castle Dargan – Bank Holiday weekend - to reserve your tee time please contact Eugene Carroll on 087 2216477.

The Senior team lost 4-6 to 0-13 away to Curry at the weekend – they have no game this weekend.

The Junior team play Coolera/Strandhill at home this Wednesday 4th at 7.00PM – while they are away to St Maloise Gaels on Easter Sunday at 12.00AM.

The Minors were well beaten by St Marys last week in the league – the team was: Conor Merrick, Calvin Flynn, Gavin McMorrow, John Óg Conlon, Liam Tuohy, Declan Willis, Ronan McTiernan, Adrian McCann, Eoin Carroll, Brian Candon, Shane Conlon, Kieran Cawley, Johnny Quinn, Ciaran O’Connor, Dylan Edwards. Subs: Daniel Willis, Michael Kilkenny, Stephen Scanlon, Cathal McDermott, Conor McKeon. We wish Ronan McTiernan a speedy recovery fom an injury sustained during the game.

The U16 team lost 2-8 to 2-10 to Owenmore Gaels last Friday. The team was: Stephen Keegan, Aaron Kelly, Conor Carroll. Declan Benson, Paul Higgins, Enda O’Connell, Ryan McKenna (0-2), Caolan McCann (0-2), Caolan Morrisroe, Daniel Willis (1-2), Michael Kilkenny (0-1), Mark Walsh (0-1), Mark Kearns. Subs: Conor Heffernan, Darragh Hailstones, Daire Kearns. The U16’s are away to Ballymote this Friday 6th at 7.00PM.

Best of Luck to Liam O’Connell and Sligo U21’s in the Connacht Final on Saturday.

The Senior ladies are due to play St Farnans next Sunday 8th in Riverstown Park while the U12 Girls are at home to Eastern Harps next Friday evening 6th.

9 Apr

Coaching continues each Saturday morning from 11AM to 12AM for boys and girls from U6 to U10.

Club meeting this Friday 13th April at 9.00PM.

The annual Golf Classic takes place on Sunday 6th May at Castle Dargan – Bank Holiday weekend - to reserve your tee time please contact Eugene Carroll on 087 2216477.

The second team lost 1-6 to 0-16 to Coolera/ Strandhill last week. The team was: Nigel Hargadon, Gearoid McTiernan, Paul O'Grady, Diarmuid Jinks, Niall Brennan, Noel Jinks, Eoin O'Connell, Brian McDermott (0-1), Eoin McDermott, Peter Henry (1-0), Kevin Barry, Brian Boyd (0-1), Donal Carroll (0-2), Keith Candon (0-1), Andrew Nealon. Subs: Enda Foley (0-1) for A Nealon, Sean O'Connell for D Carroll, Robert Johnston for G Mc Tiernan, Ricky Johnston for N Hargadon. They also lost 1-14 to 1-10  to St Maloise Gaels last Sunday in the second round. They are at home to St Johns next Saturday at 7PM.

The seniors are away to Bunninadden next Sunday at 2.30PM.

Well done to the U16 team who gave an excellent performance to turn a half time fourteen point deficit to a two point win against Ballymote last Friday. The score was; 2-18 to 5-11. The team was; Stephen Keegan, Daniel Baker, Darragh Lyons, Conor Carroll, Declan Benson, Paul Higgins, Ryan McKenna, Daniel Willis, Caolan Morrisroe, Caolan McCann, Michael Kilkenny, Mark Walsh, Mark Kearns. Subs; Ciaran Kilfeather, Enda O'Connell, Aaron Kelly,  Daire Kearns, Conor Heffernan, Darragh Hailstones,

They now play Geevagh this Friday away at 7PM.

The U14's play Tubbercurry at home this Wednesday 11th at 7PM.

Bord Na nÓg will be holding a tablequiz on Sat 21st April at 9.30pm in Hartes Corner House Riverstown - please support.

Best of luck to Knockmina N.S. who play in the mini sevens final on 19th.

16 Apr

E Na Nóg are holding a table quiz this Saturday night 21st April in Hartes Corner House - at 9PM - please come out and support.

The annual Golf Classic takes place on Sunday 6th May at Castle Dargan – Bank Holiday weekend - to reserve your tee time please contact Eugene Carroll on 087 2216477.

The Second Team had a good 2-5 to 1-6 home win over St Johns in the league last Saturday. They are away to Owenmore Gaels next Sunday at 2.30PM.

The Senior team had a good 1-8 to 0-5 win over Bunninadden at home last Sunday – they play Ballymote next Saturday evening at 7.00PM.

The Junior ladies lost 3-9 to 0-5 to St Marys last Sunday. The team was:- L. Benson, C. Mc Cormack, E. Lyons, C. Brennan, M. Mullen, G. O Grady, N. Orr, A. Brennan, S. Brennan, C. Tuohy, S. Kelly (0-2), J. Harrison, F. Baker (0-1) , S. Mc Dermott, N. Quinn (0-2) Subs used E. Brennan, S. Kelly, S. Healy, A. Boyd. The y are at home next Sunday at 12PM to Eastern Harps.

The U-16 girls also lost to St Marys last Wednesday . The team was: A. O Connor, A Burns, R. Higgins, E. O ’ Connor, L. Johnston, C. Collery, A. Benson, C. Brennan, A. Boyd, S. Walsh, N. Quinn (0-2), J. Johnson, K. Flaherty (0-1), C Merrick,  Sub used S Leydon. The y play Calry at home this Wednesday at 7 PM..

The  U-12 girls lost narrowly to Eastern Harps last Friday – they play St Michaels this W ednesday at 6PM

The U14 team lost to Tubbercurry last week in their first outing of the year. The team was: Conor Heffernan, Paul Harrington, Mark Collery, Alan Kelly, Conor McGrievy, Cian McDermott, Enda O’Connell (0-1), Darragh Hailstones (0-1), Marc Keegan (0-1), Daire Kearns (0-1), Karl McKenna (0-3), Ben Tuohy (0-1), Conal McCormack, Luke Flynn Subs: Stephen Bagnal (1-0), Steven Willis, Tomas Little, Niall Whelan, Conor Mullen. They play Owenmore Gaels/Ballisodare away this Friday at 7PM.

The U16’s lost 3-9 to 2-7 against Geevagh last Friday. The team was: Daniel Baker, Aaron Kelly, Darragh Lyons, Enda O’Connell, Paul Higgins, Conor Carroll, Ryan McKenna, Caolan McCann, Declan Benson, Michael Kilkenny, Leo McNamara, Mark Kearns, Mark Walsh. Subs: Stephen Keegan, Daniel Willis, Ciaran Kilfeather, Daniel Murphy. They now play Eastern Harps at home this Monday.

The  Minor team lost 3-15 to 1-10 away to St Johns last Thursday – they now play Tubbercurry at home this Thursday at 7PM.

23 Apr

The Annual Golf Classic takes place on Sunday week 6th May in Castle Dargan - the cost is €90 per team of 3 with a scramble format - please contact Eugene Carroll at 087 2216477 to reserve your tee time.

The Senior team drew 0-8 to 0-8 with Ballymote last Saturday in the league - they now take on Easkey at home next Saturday at 7PM.

The Second team lost 3-11 to 2-10 to table toppers Owenmore Gaels last Sunday. The Gaels were well in this game at the break, however two second half goals left them with a mountain to climb and despite a strong finish they came up short in the end. They now take on St Patricks at home next Sunday at 2.30PM.

The Minor team beat Tubbercurry/Cloonacool  0–18 to 2–11 at home last Thursday . The team was:- Conor Merrick, Brian Candon, Calvin Flynn, John Óg Conlon, Daniel Willis, Declan Willis, Liam Tuohy, Gavin McMorrow (0–1), Adrian McCann, Kieran Cawley, Eoin Carroll (0–1), Ciaran O’Connor (0–3), Jonathan Quinn (0–4), Shane Conlon (0–1), Dylan Edwards (0– 8), subs used Michael Kilkenny for K Cawley inj. They are away this Thursday to Coolaney/M ullinabreena at 7PM.

The U16 team had a good 0-13 to 2-3 win over Eastern Harps last Monday. Scorers: Caolan McCann (0-4), Michael Kilkenny (0-4), Mark Walsh (0-1), Daniel Willis (0-1), Mark Kearns (0-1), Daire Kearns (0-2). They now play Coolera this Monday.

The U14 team lost 3-13 to 1-5 away to Owenmore Gaels last Friday - despite being only a point behind at half time, a goal immediately after the re-start set the scene for a difficult second half and the Gaels struggled against a strong team. Scorers were: Luke Flynn (1-2), Darragh Hailstones (0-1), Karl McKenna (0-1), Daire Kearns (0-1).

The U-12 girls had a good 1-10 to 0-8 win over St Michaels last Wedensday. The team was: Kattie Little, Jade Lyons, Leah Monaghan, Jane Benson, A oife Morrisroe, Machala.Mc Loughlin, Lousie Merrick, Rachel Boyd (0-3), Rosin Kearns (1-2), M airead Tuohy (0-2), C. McTiernan, Maeve Mc Dermott (0-1), Aine Brennan (0-2) subs Daniel Mc Govern, Katy Mc Cann, Eva McCann, Anna Mc Cann, N. Kelly, Megan Little. They are away to St Pats on Friday evening.

The U-16 girls lost to a  strong Calry team last week. The team was:- A. O Connor, E. O Connor, R. Higgins, A. Benson, S. Muldowney, C. Collery, L. Johnson, C. Brennan, A. Boyd, J. Johnson, N. Quinn, S. Walsh, S. Mc Govern, C. Merrick, K. Flaherty. Sub used A. Burns. They are at home to Owenmore Gaels this wednesday at 7PM.

The Junior ladies were well beaten 2-20 to 0-2 by Eastern Harps last Sunday. The team was L. Benson, S. Kelly, E. Lyons, C. Brennan, N. Orr , G. O Grady, C Tuohy, A Brennan, M. Mullen, J. Harrison, S. Mc Dermott, E. Brennan, K. Dineen, S. Kelly, F. Baker Subs used S. Healy, A. Boyd. They play Ballymote next Sunday.

The club wish to sympatise with the family and relatives of Stephen Taheny, Riverstown and Mary Burns, Gleann who died last week.

30 Apr

The Annual Golf Classic takes place next Sunday 6th May in Castle Dargan - the cost is €90 per team of 3 with a scramble format - please contact Eugene Carroll at 087 2216477 to reserve your tee time. The prize giving will take place in McDermotts, Castlebaldwin on Sunday night at 9.00PM.   

The Club wish to acknowledge Glen McDermott of McDermott’s Bar and Resturant, Castlebaldwin who has come on board as the Club main sponsor for 2012 - we wish to thank Glen for his genorisity and appreciate his support despite the many demands on his business - we have no doubt that it will be a successful partnership.   

The Club is running a sports prediction competition based upon this year's All-Ireland Football and Hurling Championships.1st prize is €200 and 2nd Prize €100. Closing date for entries is 14th May. 

Entry cards (€5) available from Mark Tuohy, Mary Quinn, Andy Kearns or any committee member.    

Best of luck to Frank Quinn and Sligo in New York next Weekend.  

The Senior team had a good 1-16 to 0-4 home win over Easkey last Saturday in the league.

The Second Team had a great 1-17 to 1-7 home win over St Patricks last Sunday - the team was:- Donal Tuohy, Gearoid McTiernan, Paul O'Grady, James Conlon, Robert Johnston, Padraig Cassidy, Niall Brennan, Enda Tuohy, Adrian McCann (0-1), Nigel Hargadon, Keith Candon (0-3), Sean O'Connell, Donal Carroll, John Paul Henry (0-10), Peter Henry (1-0). Subs; Brian Boyd (0-1) for N Hargadon, Kevin Barry

(0-1) for D Carroll, Enda Foley (0-1) for S O'Connell, Shane Barry for 

G McTiernan, Eoin O'Connell for N Brennan.

The U16 boys were in hard luck against Coolera/Strandhill last Monday in the last league game. Having been three points up going into injury time - Coolera came back strongly and with a goal and a point in the last two minutes to win by a point on a scoreline of 4-11 to 5-9.   

The minor team have a busy week ahead away to Coolaney/Mullinabreena on Monday and at home to Coolera/Strandhill on Thursday 3rd.  

The Girls U12 team continued their good run with a 0-9 to 0-2 win over St Pats last Friday. The team was: Maeve McDermott, Aoife Morrisroe, Leah Monaghan, Jade Lyons, Jane Benson, Machala McLoughlin, Rachel Boyd, Lousie Merrick, Mairead Tuohy, Roisin Kearns, Chole McTiernan, Aine Brennan, Katy McCann, Eba McCann.  

The U16 Girls were narrowly defeated by Owenmore Gaels last Wednesday evening while the Junior Ladies lost to Ballymote by two points last Sunday - they play Calry away next Sunday.

7 May

The Annual Golf Classic was held last Sunday in Castle Dargan - thanks to all who supported the event which was played in excellent conditions. Thanks to Castle Dargan for the use of the Golf Course and to Glen McDermott for the use of his premises for the presentation. A full list of winners will be published next week.

Well done to Sligo on their win over New York at the weekend.

The minor team beat Coolera/Strandhill last Thursday - they now are awy to St Johns this Thursday 10th at 7PM in the semi-final.

The U14 team take on St Farnans at home this Monday while they are away to Easkey this Friday 11th at 7PM.

The Senior team are away to Eastern Harps next Sunday at 2.30PM - please come out and support.

The Junior Ladies drew 3-8 to 3-8 with Calry last Sunday. The team was: S. Healy, C. Brennan, S. Mc Dermott, N. Orr C. Tuohy G. O Grady, S. Kelly, M. Mullen, A. Brennan (0-1) J. Harrison, Simone kelly (2-4) A. Boyd, F. Baker (0-1) C. Mc Cormack (1-0) E. Brennan (0-2) they play Owenmore Gaels next Sunday at home in the final league game.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Christy Dwyer, Drumnacool and Willie Martyn, Ballygawley who died at the weekend and to the Broderick family on the death of John Broderick who died in the US.

14 May

The Senior Team continued their good run with a 1-12 to 1-11 away win against Eastern Harps. The first round of the Championship takes place next Sunday at 2.30PM in Bunninadden against St Marys - please come out and support the team.

The U14 team lost away to Easkey last Friday evening - having led at half time - the Gaels had to withstand a gael force wind in the second half and despite a strong finish lost out in the end to a strong Easkey performance.

The Senior Ladies drew 1-7 to 0-10 against Owenmore Gaels in the last league game last Sunday.

The U16 Girls play their last league game this Wednesday against Drumcliffe at 7PM.

The U12 Girls continued their great run with a win over St Farnans last Friday - they take on Geevagh away this Friday at 7PM. 

The winners of the Golf last week in Castledargan were: 1st Prize sponsored by FBD Insurances - Sean Carroll, Conor McDaniel, Eoin Carroll. 2nd- Sponsored by Flancare - Niall Kearns, Damien McGoldrick, Martin Farrell - 3rd - Glen Young, Mark Rooney, Lousi Walsh, - 4th - Michael Henry, Frank Henry, Jerome Henry - 5th - Brendan Deignan, Conor Carroll, Fergal McLoughlin - Nearest the Pin was Phillip Kearns and Longest Drive was Mens - Colin Harte, Ladies - Pauline Lennon. The Club wish to thank FBD Insurances and Flancare for their continued sponsorship of this event.

21 May

There will be a Full Club meeting this Friday 25th at 9.00PM in the Clubhouse. 

The Senior team lost by three points to St Marys in the first round of the championship last Sunday in Bunnanadden. The Gaels were only two points behind at half time - however four unanswered points within five minutes of the re-start gave St Marys a commanding lead. The Gaels responded well with three points from Frank Quinn, Paddy O’Grady and Liam O’Connell however lost the momentum again giving away three frees which were converted. The Gaels continued to fight and staged a strong finish scoring a goal and three points in the closing minutes - however came up short in the end on a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-18. The team was: Mark Tuohy, Shane Barry, Paul Brennan (Capt), Colin Harte, Niall Brennan, Liam O’Connell (0-1), John Craig, Frank Quinn (0-3), Paul Higgins, Kevin Barry, Derek Davey, Brian Boyd (0-1), Joe Quinn (0-5), Paddy O’Grady (1-1), Keith McMorrow, Subs: James Lyons for N Brennan, John Paul Henry (0-1) for B Boyd, Brian McDermott for K Barry, Ciaran O’Connor for J Craig, Eoin McDermott for D Davey. 

Well done to the Girls U12 team had a great win over Geevagh last Friday and now are in the semi-finals of the league.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Pat McDonagh, Drumnacool who died at the weekend and to Tony McGarry, Coola on the death of his brother James.

28 May

The U14 team had a very successful trip to Brookeborough, Co Fermanagh last weekend taking part in an exhibition game as part of the Brookeborough Festival. The Gaels won by four points in a game played in excellent conditions. Thanks to the Brookeborough GAA Club for their hospitatility during the visit.

The U14’s are at home this Thursday to Calry/St Josephs  at 7PM. Well done to Gaels U14 player Darragh Hailstones who won a Bronze medal at the Community Games finals with Ballymote in the Indoor Soccer.

 

The two U12 teams had great wins last Tuesday against Curry - the Group 1 team won by 0-20 to 0-10 while the Group 2 team won by 0-23 to 0-8.

The winners of the monthly draw were Martin Baker, Bernard Mulhern and John Moore

4 Jun

Weekly News...Best of luck to Frank Quinn and Sligo next weekend against Galway. Tickets are available from Mary Quinn – 086 3757626.

The Senior team had a good 0-7 to 0-14 win over St Farnans last Sunday – they are away to St Johns this Tuesday at 7.30PM in the Leo Kenny Cup.

The Division 3 team lost 2-11 to 0-8 away to Collera/Strandhill last Saturday. The team was: David Quinn, Michael Hannon, Diarmuid Jinks, James Conlon, Paul O’Grady, Padraig Cassidy, Niall Craig, Adrian McCann, Brian McDermott, Brian Boyd (0-3), Keith Candon (0-5), Enda Tuohy, Sean O’Connell, Enda Foley, Peter Henry. Subs: Conor McDonagh for M Hannon, Gearoid McTiernan for E Foley, Andrew Nealon for Sean O’Connell, Enda Foley for P Cassidy. They are at home to St Maloise Gaels next Sunday 10th.

The U14 team had a convincing 7-9 to 3-4 home win over Calry/St Josephs last Friday. The team was: Conor Heffernan, Paul Harrington, Conor McGrievy, Steven Willis (1-0), Andrew Flynn, Daniel Murphy, Alan Kelly, Darragh Hailstones (0-2) , Enda O’Connell, Daire Kearns (2-1), Karl McKenna (0-1), Stephen Bagnall (1-0), Ben Tuohy (2-1), Conal McCormack, Luke Flynn (1-2) Subs: Marc Keegan (0-1), Tomas Little (0-1), Niall Higgins.

The U12 team are at home to Coolera/Strandhill this Tuesday at 7.30PM.

The club would like to wish the McNulty family the best of luck as Leah, Cathal and Senan head out shortly to Australia to join Ollie. We also welcome back from Australia Michael Hannon and it was great to see him back in the Gaels jersey at the weekend.

The Club wish to sympathise with the family and relatives of Norman McCarron, Gleann and Maisie O’Connor, Bloomfield who died recently.

11 Jun

Well done to Sligo on a fantastic win at the weekend.

The Senior team had a narrow 0-11 to 0-12 win over St Johns in the Leo Kenny Cup - they now take on Leitrim’s Allen Gaels this Tuesday.

Next Saturday 16th the Senior Team is in Championship action against Ballymote in Bunninadden at 7.30PM - please come out and support the team.

The Division 3 team had a good 2-23 to 0-5 win over St Maloise Gales last Sunday.The U14 team are away to Curry this Friday 15th at 7.00PM.

Both U12 teams had good wins over Collera/Strandhill last week - the Group 1 team had a 0-14 to 0-12 win while the Group 4 team had a 0-26 to 0-4 win.

The club would encourage all those seeking employment to attend the Sligo GAA Employment and Enterprise Initiative Committee supported CV Clinic in Sligo IT which is being run this week 12th to 14th June at 10am to 12 noon, and 2pm to 4pm. HR Experts are giving their time free of charge, and it is a great oportunity for people to get up to the minute guidance from people who are involved in the recruitment field. They are Walk In Clinics, so there is no need to make an appointment - just present yourself with a copy of your CV.

18 Jun

The Senior team agonisingly lost round 2 of the Senior Championship to Ballymote last weekend - having led by a point going into injury time the Gaels lost out to a late Ballymote flousish. The final score was 0-9 to 0-8. The team was: Mark Tuohy, Colin Harte, Paul Brennan, Shane Barry, John Cregg, Liam O’Connell (0-1), Niall Brennan, Frank Quinn, Paul Higgins, Derek Davey, John Paul Henry (0-1), Kevin Barry, Joe Quinn (0-6), Paddy O’Grady, Keith McMorrow. Subs: Brian Boyd for Kevin Barry.

The Senior team are back in league action this Friday evening with a home game against St Marys at 8.00PM.

The Division 3 team are away to St Johns this Saturday at 7.30PM.

The U14 team had a great win over Curry last Friday - despite being well ahead at half time - the Gaels had to withstand a late Curry fightback - however we held on to win by six points on a scoreline of 3-13 to 3-7. The team was: Conor Heffernan, Paul Harrington, Cian McDermott, Conor McGrievy, Alan Kelly, Daniel Murphy, Ben Tuohy, Enda O’Connell (0-2), Darragh Hailstones (0-1), Daire Kearns (0-4), Karl McKenna (0-2), Marc Keegan, Luke Flynn (0-2), Conal McCormack (2-1), Stephen Bagnal (1-1). Sub: Jack Healy for S Bagnal (inj).

The U12 teams are away to Tourlestrane this Tuesday at 7.00PM. Well done to Gaels U12 player Sean Carroll who came 35th place in Junior European Golf Championships played last week in Scotland.

Hard luck to the Girls U12 team who lost out by the narrrowest of margins in Enniscrone in the quarter finals of the league.

25 Jun

The Senior team made their exit from the Leo Kenny Cup last Tuesday going down 0-10 to 0-14 to Tourlestrane. The team was: Nigel Hargadon, Colin Harte, Keith Mc Morrow, Shane Barry (0-1), Eoin O'Connell, John Craig (0-1), Niall Brennan, Liam O'Connell (0-1), Paul Brennan, D erek Davey, John Paul Henry (0-1), Brian Boyd, Joe Quinn (0-4), Paddy O'Grady (0-1), Peter Henry. Sub: David Quinn (0-1) for Keith Mc Morrow.

The Seniors also lost 1-10 to 3-14 to St Mary's in the League last Friday. The team was:- Nigel Hargadon, Colin Harte, Keith Mc Morrow (0-1), Shane Barry, John Craig, Frank Quinn, Niall Brennan, Enda Tuohy, Liam O'Connell, Brian Boyd (0-2), Mark Tuohy (0-1), Derrick Davey (0-1), Paddy O'Grady (1-4), David Quinn, J ohn Paul Henry. Subs: Eoin O'Connell for E Tuohy, Kevin Barry for L O'Connell, Peter Henry (0-1) for D Quinn, D Quinn for F Quinn (inj).

The Seniors are away to Tourlestrane in the league this Saturday 30th at 7.30PM.

The Div 3 team defeated St. John's (2-4) to (1-10) in the League after a great second half comeback reversing a six point half-time deficit. The team was: Donal Tuohy, Michael Hannon, Diarmuid Jinks, Conor Mc Donagh, Nigel Hargadon (1-0), Paul O'Grady, John Craig, Brian Mc Dermott, Adrian Mc Cann, Brian Boyd (0-1), Keith Candon (0-4), Enda Tuohy, Enda Foley, JP Henry (0-5), Peter Henry. Subs: Eoin O'Connell for E Tuohy (inj) and Andrew Nealon for E Foley (inj).

The Div 3 team are at home to Owenmore Gaels this Sunday at 2.00PM.

The U14’s take on Coolera/Strandhill this Friday at 7.00PM.

The U16’s are in championship action next Monday 2nd July at home to St Farnans at 7.00PM.

Hard luck to Sligo Minors and Jonathan Quinn, Gavin McMorrow and Ciarain O’Connor who lost to Mayo at the weekend

2 Jul

The Senior team lost 2-13 to 0-9 away to Tourlestranne last Saturday. The team was:- Nigel Hargadon, Colin Harte, Paul Brennan, James Lyons, John Craig, Keith Mc Morrow, Derrick Davey, Paul Higgins, Liam O'Connell, Kevin Barry, Paddy O'Grady (0-2), Brian Mc Dermott, Joe Quinn (0-3), John Paul Henry (0-4), Johnny Quinn. Subs; Keith Candon for John Craig.

They now play St Maloise Gaels at home next Saturday at 7.30PM.

The Division 3 team drew 0-12 to 1-9 with Owenmore Gaels last Sunday. The team was:- Donal Tuohy, Michael Hannon, Diarmuid Jinks, James Conlon, Gavin Mc Morrow, Paul O'Grady, John Craig, David Quinn, Brian Mc Dermott, Johnny Quinn (0-1), Keith Candon (0-5), Kevin Barry(0-1), Sean O'Connell, Nigel Hargadon (1-1), Peter Henry. Subs; Declan Willis (0-1) for J Craig (inj), Donal Carroll for J Quinn (inj), J Craig for Gavin Mc Morrow, Andrew Nealon for S O'Connell.

They are away to St Patricks next Friday evening at 8.00PM.

The U14 team lost 3-10 to 5-6 to Coolera/Strandhill last Friday evening. The team was: Conor Heffernan (1-1), Jack Healy, Cian McDermott, Conor McGrievy, Alan Kelly, Daniel Murphy, Steven Willis, Enda O’Connell (0-5), Darragh Hailstones (0-2), Andy Flynn, Marc Keegan (0-1), Ben Tuohy, Luke Flynn (2-1), Tomas Little, Niall Higgins. Subs: Emmet Dodd for Niall Higgins.

They now take on St Marys away this Friday at 7.00PM.

The U12’s are at home this Tuesday to St Marys at 7.00PM.

The Club wish Keith Brehony well with his recovery from a recent injury

9 Jul

Best of luck to the Sligo Team and Frank Quinn in the Connacht Final on Sunday.

There will be a table quiz this Friday night at 9.30PM in McDermotts Castlebaldwin - please come out and support.

The monthly Club meeting will be this Thursday at 9.00PM in the Clubhouse - please note change of date due to table quiz.

The Seniors completed their league campaign losing at home to St Maloise Gaels - the final score was 0-10 to 1-10. The team was:- Nigel Hargadon, James Lyons (0–1), Paul Brennan, Shane Barry, Gavin McMorrow, Keith McMorrow, Derrick Davey, Liam O’Connell (0–1), Paul Higgins, Brian Boyd (0–1), Kevin Barry, Brian McDermott, Joe Quinn (0–5), John Paul Henry (0–1), Paddy O’Grady, subs Colin Harte for Gavin McMorrow inj, Johnny Quinn (0–1) for Brian McDermott inj, Keith Candon for Paul Higgins and David Quinn for Paddy O’Grady.

The Division 3 team finished the league strongly beating St Patricks in Dromard. The final score was 2-6 to 0-14. Well done to the team who just narrowly missed out on promotion. The team was:- Donal Tuohy, Conor McDonagh, Diarmuid Jinks, Michael Hannon, Niall Craig (0–1), Paul O’Grady, James Conlon, David Quinn (0–1), Peter Henry, Declan Willis (0–1), Keith Candon (0-8), Sean O’Connell, Donal Carroll (0–1), Nigel Hargadon (0–2), Andrew Nealon sub John Paul Henry for M Hannon (inj).

The minors are in Championship action this Thursday 12th away to St Johns.

The U16’s start their Championship campaign with a home game against St Farnans this Tuesday at 7.00PM.

The U14’s lost to St Marys  last Friday and now take on Curry away in the Shield Semi-Final this Friday 13th at 7.00PM.

The U12’s continued their good run with the Group 1 team winning 0-22 to 0-10 to St Marys while the Group 4 team won by 0-15 to 0-5 against St Marys.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Bertie Roycroft, Ballinakill, who died last week.

16 Jul

Hard luck to Sligo Seniors on Sunday – we look forward to a good run in the qualifiers. Congratulations and well done to Tadhg McKenna from Boyle who played for Roscommon in their Minor Connacht Final win over Mayo – Tadhg is a son of former Gaels player Noel.

The Minor team lost the first round of the Championship to St Johns on a scoreline of 1-16 to 2-9.

The U16 team had a good 2-15 to 2-11 home win last Tuesday over St Farnans in the first round of the Championship. The team was: Stephen Keegan, Darragh Lyons, Aarron Kelly, Enda O’Connell, Conor Carroll, Ciaran Kilfeather, Paul Higgins (0-1), Ryan McKenna, Michael Kilkenny (0-8), Caolan McCann (1-2), Daniel Murphy (1-1), Mark Walsh, Caolan Morrisroe (0-3). Subs: Daire Kearns for Mark Walsh, Darragh Hailstones for Caolan Morrisroe, Declan Benson for Darragh Lyons. They now play Geevagh away this Monday at 7.00PM.

The U14 team advanced to the final of the ‘A’ Shield with a hard fought win over Curry last Friday. Despite falling 2 points behind on three occassions in the second half – the team showed great character in fighting back each time and eventually going on to win by a point on a scoreline of 4-6 to 1-16.  The team was: Conor Heffernan, Paul Harrington, Cian McDermott, Steven Willis, Alan Kelly, Daniel Murphy, Andy Flynn, Enda O’Connell (0-5), Darragh Hailstones (0-2), Daire Kearns (0-1), Karl McKenna (0-1), Marc Keegan (0-1), Ben Tuohy (1-1), Conal McCormack (0-2), Luke Flynn (0-3), Sub: Jack Healy for Paul Harrington (inj).  

They now play St Marys in the ‘A’ Shield Final this Friday evening – venue yet to be announced.

The U12 teams take on Tubbercurry this Tuesday away at 7.30 in the final league games.  

The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Eamon Gaffney, Collooney who died last week.

23 Jul

The U14 team were beaten by St Marys in the final of the ‘A’ Shield last Friday. The team was Conor Heffernan, Conor McGrievy, Cian McDermott, Steven Willis, Alan Kelly, Dan Murphy, Alan Kelly, Enda O’Connell (1-0), Daire Kearns (1-0), Karl McKenna, Marc Keegan, Ben Tuohy (1-0), Conal McCormack (1-0), Luke Flynn. Subs: Jack Healy for Steven Willis (inj), Patrick Benson for Alan Kelly (inj), Tomas Little for Luke Flynn, Niall Higgins for Ben Tuohy.

They now take on St Farnans at home next Friday 27th in the A1 Championship at 7.00PM.

The U16 team continued their good run with an 1-12 to 0-06 away win over Geevagh in the ‘B’ Championship. The team was: Stephen Keegan, Arron Kelly, Darragh Lyons, Enda O’Connell (0-1), Conor Carroll, Ciaran Kilfeather, Ryan McKenna, Paul Higgins, Michael Kilkenny (0-6), Caolan McCann (0-2), Daniel Murphy, Mark Walsh (1-1), Caolon Morrisroe (0-1), Subs: Mark Kearns (0-1) for Caolan Morrisroe, Darragh Hailstones for Mark Walsh, Declan Benson for Daniel Murphy.  

They now play Castleconnor at home next Monday 30th at 7.00PM.

The U12 teams are away to Tubbercurry this Tuesday 17th at 7.30PM.

The Minor team are at home to Tourlestrance this Wednesday 25th at 7.00PM in the ‘A1’ Championship.

The Junior team play St Patricks in the Championship this Friday 27th at 8.00PM.

Could all Managers please note that it is their responsibility to collect the flags after each game – thank you for your co-operation.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Mae O'Connor, Lackagh, who died at the weekend. Mae is grandmother of Gaels players Caolan and Aoife Morrisroe.

30 Jul

The Juniors got their 'B' Championship campaign off to a flying start with a comprehensive 3-14 to 0-9 win over St. Pat's at Dromard on Friday evening. The Team was:- Donal Tuohy, James Conlon, Diarmuid Jinks, Conor Mc Donagh, Michael Hannon, Paul O'Grady, Eoin O'Connell. Enda Tuohy (1-0), David Quinn (0-2), Declan Willis (0-1), Keith Candon (0-6), Johnny Quinn (1-4), Andrew Nealon, Enda Foley (1-1), Sean O'Connell. Subs: Gavin Mc Morrow for M Hannon (inj), Liam Tuohy for C Mc Donagh, Eoin Carroll for A Nealon, Donal Carroll for E Foley. Congratulations to Liam Tuohy and Eoin Carroll, who made their debuts in adult football. The return leg of this Quarter-Final fixture is scheduled for the weekend of 11/12th August.

The Minor team lost 3-9 to 2-16 to Tourlestrane in the second round of the Championship – they now play Tubbercurry away on Thursday 9th August.

The U16 team play Castleconnor at home this Monday 30th in the ‘B’ Championship at 7.00PM.

The U14 team were unlucky to lose to St Farnans in the first round of the ‘A’ Championship last Friday – having led for long periods the Gaels conceded two late goals and ending up losing 3-5 to 4-5. The team was: Conor Heffernan, Jack Healy, Conor McGrievy, Steven Willis, Alan Kelly, Daniel Murphy, Andy Flynn, Enda O’Connell (1-3), Darragh Hailstones (0-2), Karl McKenna (1-0), Conal McCormack, Marc Keegan, Luke Flynn, Tomas Little, Niall Higgins. Subs: Seamus Hailstones (1-0) for Tomas Little, Patrick Benson for Daniel Murphy. We wish Daniel Murphy a speedy recovery from an injury received in the game. The U14’s are away to Owenmore Gaels Friday week 10th August.

The U12 teams continued their good run of form with both teams beating Tubbercurry last Tuesday. The Grooup 1 team won 0-17 to 0-9 while the Group 4 team won 0-15 to 0-9. They now take on St Maloise Gaels away this Tuesday 31st at 7PM

6 Aug

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13 Aug

The Juniors had a walk-over against St. Patricks in the return leg of their Championship Quarter-Final fixture on Friday evening. They now take on Tourlestane in the Semi-Final in two weeks time.

The Seniors came up short against Eastern Harps in Group 1 of the Championship on Sunday evening. We went into the half-time break three points ahead, however a goal and three points within fifteen minutes of the resumption for Harps was to seal our fate and despite pegging them back to a one point deficit with ten minutes to go, a late flurry of two points from Harps saw them run out winners on a scoreline of 0-9 to 1-9. The team was: Mark Tuohy, Colin Harte, Paul Brennan, Shane Barry, Keith Mc Morrow, Liam O'Connell, Niall Brennan, James Lyons, Paul Higgins, Brian Boyd (0-1), Frank Quinn (0-1), Derrick Davey, Joe Quinn (0-3), J P Henry (0-4), Keith Candon. Subs; John Craig for C Harte, Kevin Barry for D Davey, Johnny Quinn for K Candon, Eoin Mc Dermott for F Quinn (inj) Brian McDermott for James Lyons. Well done to Keith Candon and Johnny Quinn, who made their Senior Championship debuts. We now take on neighbours, Geevagh next Saturday evening in Tubbercurry at 7.30pm.

The minors lost narrowly to Tubbecurry 3-13 to 4-9 in the ‘A1’ Championship while the U14’s lost 2-22 to 3-6 to Owenmore Gaels in the ‘A1’ Championship.

The U16’s resume their Championship campaign this Friday 17th with an away game against St Michaels at 7PM.

20 Aug

The Senior team lost 1-11 to 1-9 to Geevagh in the Championship last Saturday evening despite dominating the game for long periods. The team was: Mark Tuohy, John Craig, Paul Brennan, Keith McMorrow, Liam O’Connell, James Lyons, Niall Brennan, Frank Quinn (0-1), Paul Higgins, Brian Boyd, Derrick Davey, Kevin Barry, Joe Quinn (1-5), John Paul Henry (0-2), Paddy O’Grady (0-1). Subs: Shane Barry for N Brennan, Johnny Quinn for P O’Grady, Eoin McDermott for D Davey, Keith Candon for B Boyd, Ciaran O’Connor for  K Barry. They now play Coolera/Strandhill next weekend in the final league game.

 

The Junior team take on Tourlestrane next Sunday at 6PM in Keash in the semi Final of the Championship - please come out ans support.

 

The U16’s had a great 4-6 to 3-13 away win over St Michaels in an exciting championship game played last Friday in Ballintogher. The team was: Stephen Keegan, Aaron Kelly, Conor Carroll, Darragh Lyons, Paul Higgins, Ciaran Kilfeather, Daniel Willis, Ryan McKenna, Caolan Morrisroe, Caolan McCann, Michael Kilkenny, Mark Walsh, Mark Kearns. Subs: Darragh Hailstones for Mark Walsh, Daire Kearns for Mark Kearns. They now play Tourlestrane at home next Monday 27th.

 

The U14’s are back in Championship action this Friday with a home game againts St Marys at 7PM.

27 Aug

The monthly club meeting will take place this Friday 31st August at 9.00PM in the clubhouse.

Congratulations and well done to the U12 team who won the ‘A’ Cup last Monday evening. They have gone through the year unbeaten and defeated Tubbercurry 0-12 to 0-4 in the semi-final and went on to beat Eastern Harps 0-12 to 0-5 in the final. The team was: Ultan McKenna, Patrick Benson (Captain), Seamus Hailstones, Daniel Lyons, Dylan Willis, Dylan McDermott, Evan Lyons, James Carroll, Patrick Kenny, Conor Carroll, Bryan Johnston, Shane Deignan, Darragh Kelly and Michael Barry. Well done to the management team of Glen McDermott, John Lyons, Rosario Johnston and James Conlon who have put a huge amount of work into both teams this year.

The second U12 team beat St Patricks 0-11 to 0-10 in the semi-final of the Group 3 Cup on Wednesday and in an exciting final - drew with Eastern Harps. The game will be replayed at a later date.

The Juniors clinched their place in the ‘B’ Championship final by beating Tourlestrane in the Semi-Final at Keash on Sunday evening. They came from behind three times in a gritty display to run out worthy winners by two points on a scoreline of 0-12 to 0-10. The team was: Donal Tuohy, Michal Hannon, Diarmuid Jinks, Conor Mc Donagh, James Conlon, Eoin O'Connell, Niall Craig, Peter Henry, David Quinn (0-4), Declan Willis (0-2), Declan Loughnane, Sean O'Connell, Donal Carroll, Enda Foley (0-6), Andrew Nealon. Subs: Adrian Mc Cann for Donal Tuohy (inj), Eoin Carroll for Donal Carroll, Liam Tuohy for Conor Mc Donagh.

The Senior team completed the group stages of the Championship losing to Coolera Strandhill on a scoreline of 4-11 to 0-10. The team was:- Mark Tuohy, John Craig, Paul Brennan, Keith Mc Morrow, Liam O'Connell, James Lyons, Shane Barry, Frank Quinn, Paul Higgins, Brian Boyd, Paddy O'Grady (0-2), Derrick Davey, Joe Quinn (0-2), Keith Candon, John Paul Henry (0-6). Subs: Ciaran O'Connor for Joe Quinn (inj), Kevin Barry for Brian Boyd. They now take on St Molaise Gaels next Saturday Sept 1st in the relegation semi-final.

The U14 team drew 4-7 to 4-7 with St Mary’s at home in an exciting  ‘A1’ Championship game last Friday evening. The team was Alan Kelly, Jack Healy, Conor McGrievy, Steven Willis, Patrick Benson, Cian McDermott (0-1), Andy Flynn, Enda O’Connell (0-3), Daniel Murphy, Daire Kearns, Darragh Hailstones (1-1), Marc Keegan (1-0), Ben Tuohy, Conal McCormack (2-1), Luke Flynn (0-1). Subs: Niall Higgins, Tomas Little. They now take on Easkey away next Friday 31st August.

The Junior ladies lost to St Marys in the Championship last Sunday - they now play Calry at home this Thursday 30th at 7.00PM.

3 Sep

The club are currently selling tickets with a great prize of 2 All-Ireland tickets plus overnight accomodation - tickets are €5 each or 3 for €10 and are available from any club member or from local outlets - tickets for the final will be at a premium this year and this is a great chance to win two while at the same time showing your support for the club.

There will be a special club meeting this Thursday evening 6th September after the minor match which is at 7PM to discuss Finance - all committee members are asked to attend.

The winners of the monthly draw were: Leo Kearns, John Quinn and Lousie Harte.

The Senior team lost to St Molaise Gaels in the relegation play off and now must face either Tubbercurry or Geevagh to retain Senior Championship status for next year. The team was: Mark Tuohy, Colin Harte, Paul Brennan, John Craig, Shane Barry, Keith McMorrow, Niall Brennan, James Lyons, Liam O’Connell, Paul Higgins, Frank Quinn, Derrick Davey, Joe Quinn (0-4), Paddy O’Grady (0-5), John Paul Henry (0-2). Subs: Johnny Quinn for D Davey (inj), Ciaran O’Connor for C Harte, Brian Boyd for P Higgins, Eoin McDermott for N Brennan

The minor team play their last game of the Championship this Thursday at home to St Marys at 7PM.

The U16 team maintained their 100% Championship record with a great 4-11 to 3-7 win over Tourlestrane - they now take on Castleconnor at home in the final group game on Monday  3rd September. The team was: Steven Keegan, Aaron Kelly, Darragh Lyons, Conor Carroll, Paul Higgins, Ciaran Kilfeather, Daniel Willis (1-0), Ryan McKenna, Caolan Morrisroe, Caolan McCann (3-1), Michael Kilkenny (0-3), Mark Walsh, Mark Kearns (0-2). Subs: Enda O’Connell for D Lyons (inj), Declan Benson (0-1) for Mark Walsh, Daire Kearns for Mark Kearns. Mark Kearns for A Kelly (inj).

The U14’s lost 4-14 to 4-4 to Easkey in the ‘A’ Championship last Friday. The team was Conor Heffernan, Patrick Benson, Conor McGrievy, Steven Willis, Alan Kelly, Cian McDermott, Andy Flynn (0-1), Enda O’Connell (1-1), Darragh Hailstones, Daire Kearns, Karl McKenna (1-0), Marc Keegan (1-1), Luke Flynn (1-0), Conal McCormack (0-1), Ben Tuohy. Subs: Niall Higgins for Conor McGrievy, Seamus Hailstones for Daire Kearns, Emmet Dodd for Ben Tuohy. They now take on Tubbercurry in the final game on Friday 14th.

The Junior ladies recorded their second championship win against Calry on thursday last on a scoreline of 2-10 to 1-3. The team was L. Benson, C. Tuohy, E. Lyons, A. Boyd, S. Brennan, M. Mullen, L. Harte A. Brennan (1-1) A. Mc Dermott (0-1), F. Baker (1-1) S. Kelly (0-3), J. Harrison, N. Quinn (0-1) S. Mc Dermott (0-3) E. Brennan Subs: S. Kelly, A. O’ Connor. Last Sunday the Junior lost 1-14 to 1-5 to St. Farnans. The team was E. Lyons, C. Tuohy, S. Brennan, S. Kelly, L. Harte, M. Mullen, A. Boyd, A. Brennan, A. Mc Dermott (0-1), F. Baker, S. Kelly (1-4), J. Harrison, E. Brennan S. Mc Dermott, N. Quinn. They now face Ballymote in the last game at home next sunday.

The U-12 girls got their championship off to a good start with a win over Ballymote 0-7 to 1-0. The team was: Katie Little Leah Monaghan, Jane Benson, Chloe Mc Tiernan, Jade Lyons, Machala Mc Loughlin, Katie Mc Cann, Aoife Morrisroe, Rachel Boyd (0-2), Lousie Merrick (0-3), Mairead Tuohy, Roisin Kearns, Danielle Mc Govern, Megan Little, Aine Brennan (0-2), Eba McCann, Maeve McDermott, Ana Mc Cann. They lost to Owenmore Gaels last Saturday in their second game. They now face Eastern Harps this Tuesday and St. Marys on Friday evening, please Support.

The club wish to wish Paul Brennan the best of luck as he takes up a new position in the UK and Bord NaNog extend a special word of thanks to Paul for the work he has done with the U10’s over the last number of years.

10 Sep

There will be a special club meeting this Friday evening in the Clubhouse after the U14 game at 8.15PM.

The club are currently selling tickets with a great prize of 2 All-Ireland tickets plus overnight accomodation - tickets are €5 each or 3 for €10 and are available from any club member or from local outlets - tickets for the final will be at a premium this year and this is a great chance to win two while at the same time showing your support for the club – the draw takes place this Saturday night in McDermotts, Castlebaldwin .

The Junior team finished off the season in style winning the ‘B’ Championship last Saturday with a 3-7 to 1-6 win over Eastern Harps. The team was: Donal Tuohy, Michael Hannon, Diarmuid Jinks, Conor McDonagh, Niall Craig, Eoin O'Connell, James Conlon, David Quinn (0-3), Peter Henry (Capt) (0-1), Sean O'Connell (1-0), Enda Tuohy, Declan Willis (0-1), Donal Carroll (1-1), Enda Foley, Andrew Nealon. Subs: Adrian McCann (0-1) for E Tuohy (inj), Gavin McMorrow for J Conlon (inj), Eoin Carroll (1-0) for A Nealon, Liam Tuohy for C McDonagh, Declan Loughnane for D Tuohy (inj), Padraig Cassidy, Paul O'Grady, Noel Jinks. Congratulations and well done to the panel and to team management of John Quinn and Vivion Boyd. Thanks also to Conor McDonagh who provided refreshments after the game.  Full report elsewhere.

The Senior team take on Geevagh next Saturday in the final of the Senior Championship relegation  play off – the game throws in at 6.00PM in Bunnanadden – please come out and support the team in this vital match.

The Minor team played their last game of the year last Thursday , losing to St Marys in the final round of the ‘A’ Championship. Thanks to all the players for their efforts in what was a difficult group and to Team managers, Lauri Quinn, Gearoid O’Connor and Donal Tuohy.

The U16 team take on Tourlestrane in the semi-final of the ‘B’ Championship this Monday.

The U14 team play their last game of the ‘A’ Championship this Friday 14th at home against Tubbercurry at 7.00PM.

The U12’s take on Eastern Harps this Tuesday  11th in the replay of the Group 4 final at 6.30PM in Bunnanadden – please come out and support.

The Girls U12 team had mixed fortunes this week – beating Eastern Harps on Tuesday in the Championship and despite a gallant effort they lost out narrowly to St Marys on Friday evening.

The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Batty McLoughlin, Ballygawley and Maureen Hogan, Kilmactranny who died last week. The Club also wish to sympathise with the Lavin family, Boyle on the tragic death of Eoin recently.

17 Sep

The winner of the draw for the All Ireland Tickets was Kieran Espey, Donegal Town. The Club would like to thank all who supported the draw.

It was a disappointing weekend for the Club as we were relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2013 after losing to Geevagh on a scoreline of 1-13 to 0-10 in the relegation final. The team was: Mark Tuohy, Colin Harte (0-1), Liam O’Connell, John Craig, Paul Brennan, Keith McMorrow, Niall Brennan, Frank Quinn, James Lyons, Paul Higgins, John Paul Henry (0-3), Derrick Davey, Joe Quinn (0-5), Paddy O’Grady, Johnny Quinn. Subs: Kevin Barry for N Brennan, Brian Boyd for D Davey, Ciaran O’Connor for P Higgins, Shane Barry for J Craig, Keith Candon (0-1) for P O’Grady. The Club wish to thank the Team and Management of Glen Young, Hilary Lyons and Vincent Henry for the tremendous effort put in this year and while it did not bear fruit we need to look forward to bouncing back in 2013.

The U16 team put in a great performance last Monday defeating Tourlestrane 4-13 to 4-7 to reach the final of the 'B' Championship. The team was: Stephen Keegan, Conor Carroll, Aarron Kelly, Ciaran Kilfeather, Paul Higgins, Darragh Lyons, Daniel Willis (1-2), Ryan McKenna (0-1), Caolan Morrisroe, Caolan McCann (0-1), Michael Kilkenny (1-8), Mark Kearns (2-1), Mark Walsh. Subs: Daire Kearns for M Walsh, Enda O'Connell for A Kelly, Darragh Hailstones for C Morrisroe, Declan Benson for M Kearns. They now take on St Farnans in the final on Wednesday 26th in Markievicz Park.  

The U14 team lost to Tubbercurry last Friday in the final game of the Championship. The team was: Conor Heffernan, Paul Harrington, Patrick Benson, Steven Willis, Alan Kelly, Conor McGrievy, Andy Flynn, Enda O’Connell (0-2), Darragh Hailstones (0-1), Daire Kearns, Karl McKenna (1-0), Marc Keegan, Luke Flynn, Conal McCormack, Ben Touhy (0-1), Subs: Seamus Hailstones for B Tuohy, Niall Higgins for S Willis, E Dodd for K McKenna. Thanks to the team for their committment in what was a long season during which they performed exceptionally well in a difficult group  – thanks also to the Management of Enda O’Connell, John Cawley and Cormac Kearns.

The U12 team narrowly lost out to Eastern Harps in the replayed U12G4 Final on a scoreline of 0-15 to 0-14. The team was: Killian Walsh, Sean Carroll, Shane McCann, Ryan Brennan, Eoin Dwyer, Niall McGovern, Patrick Kenny, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Darragh Kelly, Brendan Hailstones, Shane Lavin, Dylan Mullen. Thanks to Glen McDermott, Rosario Johnston, John Lyons and James Conlon for their work with the team this year.

Well done to our Junior ladies who ended the year with a 1-15 to 1-7 win over Ballymote. The team was: L. Benson, C. Tuohy, E. Lyons, S. Kelly, M. Mullen, S. Brennan, L. Harte, A. Mc Dermott (0-1), A. Brennan (1-5), J. Harrison (0-1), S. Kelly (0-4), A. Boyd, F. Baker (0-2), S. Mc Dermott (0-1), N. Quinn (0-1) subs E. Brennan, A. O Connor, G. O Grady. We finished third in the championship narrowly missing out on a place in the final. Well done to the players and to Ruth Tighe for her commitment at training and also to Martin Baker for all his help. We look forward to 2013 when we hope to be back contesting in the Junior champioship final.

Our Girls U-12’s were narrowly defeated by Eoghan Rua in their last game of the championship. This year was the most successful to date for the U12 team and we look forward to building on this in 2013. A big thank you and well done to the players and their management Fiona Lyons and Aoife O’ Connor for all their hard work and committment throughout the year.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Tom Murphy formerly of Tubbercurry who died in Dublin and also to the family and relatives of Margaret McCarrick, Coolbock who died last week.

24 Sep

The U16 team take on St Farnans in the final of the 'B' Championship this Wednesday at 6.00PM in Markievicz Park - please come out and support.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the O'Connor family, Dromahair and formerly of Bloomfield on the death of Anne at the weekend.

1 Oct

The Monthly Club meeting will take place this Friday 5th October at 9PM.

Hard luck to the U16 team who lost to St Farnans in the final of the ‘B’ Championship last Wednesday. Thanks to the team for their efforts during the year and to the team management of Michael Brennan, Tommy McKenna, Martin Nealon and Eugene Carroll.

The U20 team play the first game of the ‘B’ Championship this Saturday at 5PM away to Drumcliffe/Rosses Point at 5PM.

The GAA, in support of the National Student Bursary Scheme, will award bursaries of €750 to students attending Higher Education colleges -  Further information and application forms for this year’s scheme are currently available to download from www.connachtgaa.ie

8 Oct

There will be a special meeting of the Executive Committee next Thursday 11th in the clubhouse at 9 p.m. All committeee members are requested to attend.

The Under 20's lost 3-17 to 3-11 to Drumcliffe/Rosses Point in the first round of the 'B' Championship at Oxfield on Saturday evening. Up until the last quarter this was a much closer contest than the final scoreline would suggest. The team was: Conor Merrick, Shane Barry, Paul O'Grady, Gavin McMorrow, Eoin O'Connell, Liam Tuohy, David Quinn (1-4), Adrian McCann, Declan Willis, Brian Boyd (0-2), Ciaran O'Connor (0-1), Johnny Quinn (1-4), Keith Candon (1-0). Subs: Eoin Carroll for D Willis, Ciaran Cawley for J Quinn, Robbie Johnston for E O'Connell, Calvin Flynn for P O'Grady, Ricky Johnston for C Merrick.

The winners of the monthly draw were - August: Michael Tuohy, Michelle Mc Morrow, Martin Baker. September: Joe Quinn, Cormac Kearns, Michael Tuohy.

Congratulations to Curry on winning the Senior Championship and best of luck in the Connacht Championship.

The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Eugene Brehony, Castlebaldwin, Eddie Spellman, Carraroe, and Mrs. McKeon, Enniscrone who died recently.

15 Oct

The U13 team had a good 6-8 to 3-11 win over St. Johns in the Feile Cup. They now take on Eastern Harps next Sunday at home at 11:30 am - please come out and support.

 

Congrats and well done to Sligo Rovers on winning the league.

 

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Pauric Conway, Dublin and formerly of Sligo who died last week.

22 Oct

There will be a special club meeting this Friday 26th at 9.00PM in the clubhouse - all committee members are asked to attend.

The U13 Feile team lost 4-8 to 1-4 at home to Eastern Harps last Saturday. They now take on St Marys at home next Sunday at 11.30AM.

The U20 team take on St Patricks at home next Saturday at 4.30PM in the quarter final of the B Championship.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the McKenna family and relatives, Riverstown on the death of Bridie last weekend.  

29 Oct

The monthly club meeting will take place this Friday evening at 9.00PM in the Clubhouse - all committee members are requested to attend.

The U20’s had a great win over St Pats in the ‘B’ Championship at home last Saturday on a scoreline of 1-16 to 2-11. The team was: Conor Merrick, Shane Barry, Paul O’Grady, Gavin McMorrow, Eoin O’Connell, Liam Tuohy, David Quinn (0-9), Adrian McCann, Ciaran O’Connor (0-2), Keith Candon (1-3), Declan Willis (0-2), Johnny Quinn, Donal Carroll. Subs: Eoin Carroll for Donal Carroll. 

The U13’s are away to Coolera/Strandhill next Sunday at 11.30AM.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Kitty Flanagan, Riverstown who died last week.

5 Nov

The annual Club Mass in memory of deceased Club members and friends will be held on Friday, 16th November in Sooey Church at 8 p.m.

The club will be setting up a new fundraising lotto which will be formally launched in McDermott's Castlebaldwin on Saturday, 24th November. 

The club have appointed a new Senior Management team of Vivion Boyd, Martin Baker, Hilary Lyons and Enda Foley and we wish them well in the year ahead.  We would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing team - Glen Young, Vincent Henry, Donal Tuohy and Hilary Lyons.

There are some upcoming dates that you should note in the diary – we will be hosting Seamus O'Rourke's new play, 'For Club and County' in Castledargan Hotel on Friday, 11th January – tickets will go on sale shortly. The next Club meeting will be on Friday, 14th December at 9.00PM while the AGM has been fixed for Saturday, 19th January.

The Club is seeking to appoint a Scór co-ordinator. We would ask that anybody interested in taking on the position would please contact either Vincent Henry or John Cawley as soon as possible.

October winners of the monthly draw were, Niall Kearns, Ann Boyd and Carmel Tuohy.

The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Charlie Madden, Ballinacarrow who died recently.

12 Nov

The annual Club Mass in memory of deceased Club members and friends will be held this Friday, 16th November in Sooey Church at 8 p.m.

The club is setting up a new fundraising lotto which will be formally launched in McDermott's Castlebaldwin on Saturday, 24th November. 

There are some upcoming dates that you should note in the diary – we will be hosting Seamus O'Rourke's new play, 'For Club and County' in Castledargan Hotel on Friday, 11th January – tickets will go on sale shortly. The next Club meeting will be on Friday, 14th December at 9.00PM while the AGM has been fixed for Saturday, 19th January.

The Club is seeking to appoint a Scór co-ordinator. We would ask that anybody interested in taking on the position would please contact either Vincent Henry or John Cawley as soon as possible.

19 Nov

Upcoming Event - Coaching Seminar on Monday 3rd November in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Sligo at 7:00pm - See Full Details

Club gear which would make an ideal Christmas present is now available for purchase - please contact Mary Quinn for further details. 

The club is setting up a new fundraising lotto which will be formally launched in McDermott's Castlebaldwin on Saturday, 24th November.

There are some upcoming dates that you should note in the diary – we will be hosting Seamus O'Rourke's new play, 'For Club and County' in Castledargan Hotel on Friday, 11th January – tickets will go on sale shortly. The next Club meeting will be on Friday, 14th December at 9.00PM while the AGM has been fixed for Saturday, 19th January.

The Club is seeking to appoint a Scór co-ordinator. We would ask that anybody interested in taking on the position would please contact either Vincent Henry or John Cawley as soon as possible.

26 Nov

We currently have Club gear available for purchase. These would make an ideal Christmas present - please contact Mary Quinn for further details.

There will be a Bord Na Nog meeting this Friday 30th at 8.00PM in the clubhouse.

The Club Lotto was launched last weekend and tickets for €2 are on sale for the first draw on 15th December. The jackpot starts off at €1,000 and increases by €100 if not won.

Congrats to former manager Glen Young who was appointed County Minor Team Manager – we wish him well in his new role.

We will be hosting Seamus O'Rourke's new play, 'For Club and County' in Castledargan Hotel on Friday, 11th January – tickets go on sale shortly.

The next Club meeting is on Friday, 14th December at 9.00PM while the AGM has been fixed for Saturday, 19th January.

There will be a Referees Basic Level 1 Course at the end of December for new referees – anyone interested please contact Club Secretary, Andy Kearns.

There will be a coaching seminar on Monday, 3rd December in The Radisson Blu Hotel at 7pm with some excellent speakers who will talk about Diet and Nutrition, Strength and Conditioning and playing performance – this is open to all players and parents and we would encourage club members to attend this free event.

3 Dec

The U20’s drew 1-9 to 1-9 with Curry in an exciting County ‘B’ semi-final played at Riverstown last Sunday. The Gaels were behind for most of the game and it took a Brian Boyd goal in the dying moments to secure the draw although the Gaels did have a chance to win with the final kick of the game that was sent wide. The replay is on next Sunday. The team was: Conor Merrick, Shane Barry, Paul O’Grady, Gavin McMorrow (0-1), Eoin O’Connell, Liam Tuohy, Adrian McCann, David Quinn (0-5), Brian Boyd (1-2), Keith Candon (0-1), Declan Willis, Eoin Carroll, Jonathan Quinn.

We currently have Club gear available for purchase. These would make an ideal Christmas present - please contact Mary Quinn for further details.

Tickets are now on sale for the Club Lotto at €2 – the first draw is on 15th December in McDermotts Castlebaldwin. The jackpot starts off at €1,000.

We will be hosting Seamus O'Rourke's new play, 'For Club and County' in Castledargan Hotel on Friday, 11th January – tickets are now on sale for €10 from any club member.

The next Club meeting is on Friday, 14th December at 9.00PM while the AGM has been fixed for Saturday, 19th January.

There will be a Referees Basic Level 1 Course at the end of December for new referees – anyone interested please contact Club Secretary, Andy Kearns.

10 Dec

The next Club meeting is this Friday, 14th December at 9.00PM.

The U20’s lost away to Curry in the replay of the B Championship last Sunday on a final scoreline of 3-11 to 1-14. The Club would like to thank the panel and the management team of Mark Tuohy, Joe Quinn, Derek Davey and Paul Higgins who put a hugh effort into this campaign.

We currently have Club gear available for purchase. These would make an ideal Christmas present - please contact Mary Quinn for further details.

Tickets are now on sale for the Club Lotto at €2 – the first draw is next Saturday 15th December in McDermotts Castlebaldwin. The jackpot starts off at €1,000.

We will be hosting Seamus O'Rourke's new play, 'For Club and County' in Castledargan Hotel on Friday, 11th January – tickets are now on sale for €10 from any club member.

There will be a Referees Basic Level 1 Course at the end of December for new referees – anyone interested please contact Club Secretary, Andy Kearns.

17 Dec

The Club would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our supporters a very Happy and peaceful Christmas.

The Club Lotto kicked off last weekend with a very successful first draw. The jackpot was not won while three people shared the €100 prize - James Fanney c/o Anthony Connolly, Cormac Kearns, Ciaran McGrath, Dromore West and Lisa McGrath, Dromore West. Mark Boyd won the €20 house draw. The next draw will be in Tommy Macs bar on 29th December when the jackpot will be €1,100.

We will be hosting Seamus O'Rourke's new play, 'For Club and County' in Castledargan Hotel on Friday, 11th January – tickets are selling fast and are available for €10 from any club member.

The winners of the recent members draw were October: - Michael Tuohy, Enda O’Connell, Michael Brennan, November:-  Paul Corcoran, Vincent Henry, Noel Benson and the winners of the special Christmas Draw were Mary Kearns, Lousie Harte and Gerry Ballantine.

The Club sends best wishes for a speedy recovery to club patron, Very Rev. A.B. O’Shea.